The Unabomber, Martha Stewart, and “The House That America Built”
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The Unabomber, Martha Stewart, and “The House That America Built”
Jul 31, 2017
… to become famous? Is our only object to degrade other human beings so far that we become inhuman as species . . . I mean, what has happened to this … colors from the spring 2017 palette of Martha Stewart Signature Paint™. In 2004, as Martinez…
Intensifying the Mark: Christine Corday Turns Up the Heat on “Painting”
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Intensifying the Mark: Christine Corday Turns Up the Heat on “Painting”
Mar 11, 2015
… the performativity of mark-making to an exploration of the human sensory apparatus. By this time, Corday became …
Commentary versus Fact: Mutually Exclusive?
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Commentary versus Fact: Mutually Exclusive?
Aug 29, 2013
… chalked up to my background studying political science and human rights. I'm always trying to dissect larger issues. … the 1965 Watts riots. The mural-sized painting captures the nature of the violence, while, as noted by LACMA curator …
Conversation with Martha Fiennes
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Conversation with Martha Fiennes
Feb 12, 2019
… currently existing simultaneously on other planes. To be a human being is not just about materialism or the material …
2019 Mellon Summer Academy Proposed Exhibition—Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going
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2019 Mellon Summer Academy Proposed Exhibition—Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going
Aug 19, 2019
… (Life Out of Balance): An experimental film that focuses on nature and the effect human life has on it. The theatrical and whimsical score of …
Exhibitions to Look Forward to in 2024
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Exhibitions to Look Forward to in 2024
Jan 02, 2024
… Venice Biennale presentation.  We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican ArtSeptember 22, … cultures and time periods to explore the variety of human attempts to explain the universe’s origins, mechanics, …
Get into the Halloween Spirit with the Spookiest Highlights from Our Collection
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Get into the Halloween Spirit with the Spookiest Highlights from Our Collection
Oct 30, 2024
… enchanted by the power of color at We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art, and be charmed by the … gift of Barbara S. Bowman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA Human Skull Pendant, Mexico, Aztec, 1350–1520, Los Angeles …
2021 DA² Acquisitions
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2021 DA² Acquisitions
Aug 03, 2021
… complexity of the African diaspora. Regarding the merger of human and object in his work, the artist noted he is … by this idea of the vessel being an analogy of the human body and a carrier of emotions.” Dale Brockman Davis, …